Assessment of immunoglobulin M enzyme immunoassays for diagnosis of measles

J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Oct;41(10):4790-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.10.4790-4792.2003.

Abstract

We evaluated the performance of three commercial measles immunoglobulin M enzyme immunoassays from Meddens, Denka Seiken, and Behring. The sensitivities were determined to be 96.7% for the Meddens and Denka Seiken assays and 87.9% for the Behring assay. The specificities of the assays were determined to be 94.6% for Meddens, 98.2% for Denka Seiken, and 98.7% for Behring.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Immunoglobulin M / blood*
  • Measles / diagnosis*
  • Measles virus / immunology*
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Immunoglobulin M
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic